BATTLE CRY: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tells Cass County Republicans they need to ‘use the rod’ to fight evil
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2025 LOGANSPORT – Framing politics as a battle between good and evil, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged members of the Cass County Republican Party to be shepherds who use the rod and go to “war when you’re called to stand up.” “...”
CONSTITUTIONAL ‘THREATS’: Indiana political scientists join letter accusing Trump Administration of undermining democracy
By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen March 3, 2025 More than a thousand political scientists at colleges and universities across the United States and abroad have signed on to a letter accusing the Trump administration of causing “threats to the basic design of American g “...”
TSF story: Johnson County Imagination Library supporters respond to proposed state budget cuts
This story was published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Emma Dodds The Franklin February 28, 2025 FRANKLIN—According to the proposed Indiana House budget, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) will no longer receive state funding. “If the budget cuts go through and things “...”
ELECTION BOARD TAKES ACTION: Voting incident in Marion County leads to referral to prosecutor alleging intimidation, other violations
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 28, 2025 The Marion County Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to refer to the local prosecutor the case of the voter who became agitated, yelled profanities and took off his T-shirt, exposing two guns and a knife tucked int “...”
‘IMPROPERLY WITHHELD’: AG and SOS should release list of Hoosier voters sent to feds for verification, official says
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2025 The Indiana public access counselor has found the Indiana attorney general and the Indiana secretary of state cited a statute that does not apply and “improperly withheld” the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters whos “...”
TSF story: Activists call for lawmakers to prioritize women’s reproductive health
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Kate Breeden and Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com February 21, 2025 Reproductive Health and Access Coalition Lobby Day on Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse saw guest speakers such as Dr. Caitlin Bernard and Rep. R “...”
WATCHFUL WAITING: Despite failure of homeless camping bill, opponents want to stay vigilant to prevent its revival
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 25, 2025 While advocates are cheering the defeat of a bill that they said would have criminalized homelessness, they do not believe the issue is dead in the Indiana Statehouse and, in fact, are preparing for its return before the e “...”
TSF story: ‘How much worse can it get?’: Bernard says abortion ban endangers women
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.con February 21, 2025 Dr. Caitlin Bernard was wearing her white coat, but she was not at her OB-GYN practice in Indianapolis. Instead, she was at the Indiana Statehouse, preparing to spea “...”
TSF story: Indiana’s private colleges and universities worry how new DEI directive might affect them
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com February 21, 2025 Mascots, admissions advisors, and university and college presidents swarmed the second floor of the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday afternoon at the Independent Coll “...”
I MUST ‘SPEAK FREELY’: AG Rokita argues disciplinary commission is violating his free speech and he now seeks to investigate that body
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 22, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is hitting back at the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, claiming it is making an “impermissible attempt” to curb his right to free speech and indicating that he is lau “...”